Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory

Contributors

Contents of Previous Volumes


1 Archaeology and the Study of Gender

Introduction

A Feminist Critique of Archaeology

Toward an Archaeological Approach to the Study of Gender

Some Conclusions

References


2 Too Many Types: An Overview of Prestate Societies in the Americas

Introduction

Prestate Sedentary Societies: The Classification Problem

Problem Orientation and Data Selection

Data Analysis and Interpretation

Conclusions

Appendix 1: Sample Cases

References


3 The Nature of Organization of Intrasite Archaeological Records and Spatial Analytic Approaches to Their Investigation

Introduction

Theoretical and Operational Goals of Intrasite Spatial Analysis

Goals

The Appropriateness of Contingency Relations between Some of the Operational Goals of Spatial Analysis

Appropriateness of the Goal of Assessing the Form of Arrangement of Artifacts

Appropriateness of the Goal of Searching for Site-Wide Patterns of Co-Arrangement of Artifact Types

A Model of the Nature of Organization of Intrasite Archaeological Records

Definitions: Activity Sets, Depositional Sets, Activity Areas, and Depositional Areas

The Polythetic, Overlapping Character of Activity Sets and Depositional Sets

Processes Responsible for the Polythetic, Overlapping Organization of Activity Sets and Depositional Sets

Characteristics of Activity Areas and Use-Areas

A Review of Previously Used Spatial Analytic Techniques and Evaluation of Their Appropriateness for Intrasite Analysis

Introduction

Methods for Assessing Whether Artifacts Cluster in Space

Methods for Assessing Whether Artifact Types Are Co-Arranged

Methods for Delimiting Spatial Clusters of Artifacts

More Appropriate Methods for Intrasite Spatial Analysis

Methods for Assessing Whether Artifacts Cluster in Space

A Method for Assessing Whether Artifact Types Are Co-Arranged

Methods for Delimiting Spatial Clusters of Artifacts

Conclusion

References


4 Discovering Sites Unseen

Introduction

The Constituents of Sites

Techniques for Discovering Sites

Factors that Affect Site Discovery Using Subsurface Probes

Summary and Prognosis

References


5 Remote Sensing Applications in Archaeology

Introduction

Recording the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Limitations of Archaeological Remote Sensing

The Development of Aerial Archaeology and Cultural Resources Remote Sensing

Finding and Acquiring Aerial Photographs

Aerial Photointerpretation

Cultural Resources Photogrammetry

Terrestrial Photogrammetry

Remote Sensing in Archaeological Survey, Sampling, and Regional Studies

Remote Sensing and Archaeological Sampling

Projection from Samples

Remote Sensing and Archaeological Prediction

Visual versus Digital Classification—Pros and Cons

Conclusions: Archaeological Remote Sensing—Past, Present, and Future

References


6 Geomagnetic Dating Methods in Archaeology

Introduction

The Geomagnetic Field

The Acquisition of Remanent Magnetism by Fired Clay and Sediments

Laboratory Equipment and Procedures

The Early History of Archaeomagnetism and Related Developments in Other Areas of Paleomagnetism

Archaeomagnetic Dating Using Secular Variation of Direction Recorded in Baked Clay

Modern Studies of Secular Variation of Direction Recorded in Baked Clay

Secular Variation of Direction Recorded in Sediments of Archaeological Interest

Paleointensity

Reversals and Excursions

Concluding Remarks

Appendix 1: Magnetic Units

Appendix 2: Index of Definitions of Technical Terms

References

Index